Omena Cut Flowers U-Pick Flower Farm

12/22/2024

🌅Amazing sunrise today. Pink clouds cast pink light on snow, then it all turned to blue. Lovely.

12/13/2024

❄️So this happened a couple of days ago … 😫. Wet heavy snow combined with getting around to roof raking too late made for the demise of our greenhouse. Uh oh!

🌱The greenhouse was used and had a good 6-season run here. I traded peonies for it with my friend Christina when she built a new glass one that is attached to her house.

🧐 I had been thinking of upgrading as it had gotten pretty rickety, needing more and more repairs. Contemplating my next move. Gotta have one for lots of reasons: chief among them is mental health. Stay tuned.

12/06/2024

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… 🎄🎶🎼🎵🎅🎄🎁

12/04/2024

🙃My desk has been a mess for months—receipts stacked up and folders jammed with out-of-date papers. Yesterday I tackled the chaos and am feeling more organized!

❄️Winter has roared in, abruptly and finally ending any outdoor work. Skies cleared a bit yesterday; this morning it’s a snow globe out my bay window.

☕️It feels luxurious to tuck in and slow down, still in my pjs with coffee at mid-morning! Puzzles, seed ordering and cookie baking are on my to-do list now.

🐾🔥❄️Marigold has a wide temperature range—from our warm bed to sitting in the cold snow all within an hour’s time. Simple things are good things.

11/27/2024

My latest e-News. Photo: flowers picked last week. Yes, last week. Snow came yesterday so we are finally closed for the season. My thanks, thoughts and news by clicking on the link below.

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11/22/2024

😳I’ve been a poor communicator of late and this is why: it’s dahlia digging time and I’ve got a garage full of tubers to split and store.

🌺I’ll be selling these in the spring but you can reserve now (pay later) at 2024 prices for pick up or shipping in 2025. See my selection here: https://www.omenacutflowers.com/dahlias

📧Just send me an email with your wish list and I will be in touch come spring! [email protected]

11/12/2024

Come by or Text me and I will set one or more aside for you to pick up at your convenience. 231-883-8327. (Posted on Tuesday, 11/1210am).

2 large pumpkins available: $37 each. One white, one orange.

9 mini orange pumpkins available: $15 each.

11/09/2024

🌺The great 2024 Dahlia dig has begun. I have about 500 in the ground only about 10% dug so far.

There is a ton of information online but here is a link to my tips:

https://tinyurl.com/OCFdahliadigtips

Photos in this post are current + past.

11/07/2024

We got a huge load of leaves (ours plus a 2XT Services trailer full) just in time to mulch all of my peony beds.

It feels great to have cut back all the peonies and then haul them off to the burn pile. I don’t compost them because they can harbor black spot and other fungus/diseases.

I wait until the leaves are brown, crispy and laying on the ground before cutting back. By then, all of their energy has been transferred (so to speak) to the roots for next year.

Peonies are hands down my most profitable crop and the easiest to grow. They give so much so I take care to put them to bed w**d free, and nestled in a blanket of life-giving leaf mulch.

11/04/2024

Sorry about all the pumpkin posts! Available now (11/4 3 pm) text me to reserve for pickup 231-883-8327

11 minis—all orange or orange/yellow stripes $15-$17

3 medium all orange $25-$29

4 large ( 1 orange 3 white) $37-$40

11/04/2024

🌼Some things never change. Me in my pjs with a quick harvest 20 some years ago and yesterday, trying to beat the rain.

🌨️We got nipped by frost but there are still tidbits here and there for me to score for dried flower pumpkins.

🌺The shed has a nice assortment of pumpkins in it now and more going in soon on this cold and rainy day. They make the perfect Thanksgiving decor/centerpiece and will last through the holidays or longer. Text me to reserve one or come by soon! 231-883-8327.

11/02/2024

11/02/2024

More pumpkins headed for the shed! What I did on that cold and rainy day yesterday. Thanksgiving is coming and these make perfect table decorations. There are several in my shed now available for sale.

Love making them! Dried flowers are hot glued to pumpkins and these will last into the new year. Mine lasted until February last year. I would love it if you would share this post.

11/01/2024

More pumpkins! I made these cute white ones last night ($18). There are 5 available. And 4 mini orange ($14-$15). Text me to reserve one (231-883-8327) or find them in the shed while they last.

I also have lots of bigger pumpkins I will be working on in the coming days ($29-$40). Text me or message me to reserve for your Thanksgiving holiday and I’ll make it asap.

My kitchen/dining room has been a mess for weeks and looks like it will stay that way for a while!

10/26/2024

What a day! Sunny and just cool enough to make for the perfect gardening (and mason jar making) weather!

10/26/2024

📧My latest e-News. I send out about 15 emails per year. Never in the summer because I’m too busy. If you would like to receive them you can sign up via the link below.

📧Email subscribers can expect lots of flower and garden photos, how-to info, and first crack at reserving things like dahlia tubers, classes and perennials

https://www.omenacutflowers.com/contact -NEWSLETTER

In the 37 years we have lived in Leelanau, I can’t recall a fall that was as amazing as this one. The garden is winding down, but still kicking out plenty of flowers for mason jars. There is no hard frost in sight here on Omena Bay, so there will be bouquets to go for days to come in our cooler. ....

10/24/2024

Cosmos round two. It’s really putting on a show today. Succession planting is a beautiful thing. It was a gorgeous day! Lots of w**ding and started cutting back peonies that have turned brown.